My first follow-up to my recent brainstorm on the pros and cons of blogging would be to list one clear benefit: It has already helped me to find my “voice”.
What is voice? I’m not talking about anything to do with my vocal cords. I’m talking about that subtle quality of tone that a writer has [...]
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September 13, 2008
Finding my third voice
August 8, 2008
The treacherous First Person
I’ve been meaning to share a tidbit of a conversation I recently had with my colleague at The Economist, Tom Standage, while we were having lunch at Zuni in San Francisco. Both of us are writing books, both of which are not traditional “histories” but have a strong element of history, and indeed assume a [...]
August 5, 2008
China cliches: Hu knows Wen?
An amusing missive from Kaiser Kuo, at least for those of us who have lived in, or reported from, China.
It’s a sort of dirge from a weary soul who’s just seen too many bad articles/headlines/captions by foreigners about China. Just a few excerpts:
Welcome to Beijing, friends from the foreign press! I greet you on behalf [...]
